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Israel Online · Sep 29, 2026

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Likud MK: Netanyahu Wanted Hamas Leaders Eliminated Before October 7 Likud MK Nissim Vaturi said that, based on closed-door discussions of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had pushed to eliminate Hamas leaders before the October 7 massacre. Vaturi claimed there were dozens of discussions in which Netanyahu was instead advised to improve economic conditions in Gaza. He also said lawmakers had warned that thousands of Gazan workers entering Israel could gather intelligence, and accused political opponents of now leaking misleading claims from those meetings. Vaturi's account represents his description of classified committee discussions and has not been independently verified.

*Likud MK: Netanyahu Wanted Hamas Leaders Eliminated Before October 7* Likud MK Nissim Vaturi said that, based on closed-door discussions of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had pushed to eliminate Hamas leaders before the October 7 massacre. Vaturi claimed there were dozens of discussions in which Netanyahu was instead advised to improve economic conditions in Gaza. He also said lawmakers had warned that thousands of Gazan workers entering Israel could gather intelligence, and accused political opponents of now leaking misleading claims from those meetings. Vaturi's account represents his description of classified committee discussions and has not been independently verified.

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